DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT

This form is for completion if you are attending A COURSE or ACTIVITY SESSION at MARINE MASTERS.

It is NOT a 'wavier' or 'disclaimer' - by completing this form you do not lose any of the rights afforded to you under our legal duty to look after you while on a course or activity session with us.

We run all sessions to a high standard of safety, we have to do this as the law requires us to do so under Health & Safety legislation.

We are a ROYAL YACHTING ASSOCIATION recognised training centre and have to meet and maintain their standards of operation and subject ourselves to a yearly inspection of our services to maintain this status.

You are being asked to complete this form so we have some data about you in the unlikely event an incident occurs while you are at our premises and/or taking part in activities.

The data is held on GDPR compliant servers and will only be held -

a, For the reason we require it, which is to ensure we can assist you in the unlikely event of an incident while on site and to ensure anyone you want informing is informed as quickly as possible.

b, To ensure we know about any pre existing conditions, injuries or allegies that may affect your participation in our activities or change what food we provide (if we are providing catering).

c, To ensure we can best advise you on the suitability of the chosen course or activity session to ensure you can make an informed choice on your (or your children's) participation.

By completing this form you are giving us permission to release the data contained to the emergency services if required and are agreeing we can keep the data on file in the unlikely event of an incident involving you.

In all other cases, we will delete all your personal identifing data from our system within 30 days of your attendance on the activity(s) but we may retain your name, the course you attended and the date you attended for audit purposes.

finally, we often take photos or short videos on our courses for the purposes of publicity on our social media feeeds, website and static printed material.

By completing this form you are giving consent for us to do this, if you DO NOT want to feature in any of these videos or photos please advise your instructor on the day.

Please take the time to answer the questions fully and feel free to email us using steve@marinemasters.uk if you have any questions or queries.

Please ENTER YOUR NAME on the next page ONLY if you are the COURSE PARTICIPANT

You SHOULD NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM FOR SOMEONE ELSE if you have children (u16) joining you on your course - please complete ONE FORM per PARTICIPANT

If you are ATTENDING FOR A JET SKI COURSE the next couple of pages apply to you, if you are attending a POWERBOAT COURSE you can skip to the end of this form.

If you are NOT using your own ski on the course and have booked a SCHOOL SKI then please skip past the next couple of pages.

If you are using your OWN SKI on the course then you will need to EITHER upload a file from your device/computer with a copy of your current insurance document OR take a photo of the pshyical document if you have it.

Either way, you will now require your INSURANCE DOCUMENT to complete this form

THIS IS THE LAST PAGE

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT & SIGN ON THE NEXT PAGE

Acknowledgement of risk

Steven Poulton trading as ACTIVITIES AWAY and MARINE MASTERS ask that you read and then sign the next page to acknowledge you have read these terms of participation prior to attending for your course and/or activity event.

SAFETY STATEMENT

There will always be some real risk involved in the activities we offer.

This residual risk is inherent in the activities and can not be totally eliminated without destroying the activity, or the reason for doing it.

However, the risk is generally confined to a similar level that a normal person involved in normal 'outdoor' activities may experience.

The overall level of risk is considered to be low when all relevant risk factors and contraol measures are taken into consideration.

We believe this is a tolerable risk when compared to the benefits to be gained from participation.

However, you must decide if you also consider it tolerable.

To help you do this you will be given a full safety brief on the day of your event prior to activities commencing and individual activities will be explained to you at the relevant time.

All activities are carried out under instruction and extensive risk assessments and safety procedures are in place.

Civil and criminal law requires that we take all reasonable care of you.

We believe we do more than the law requires, but certain inherent risks may still remain which we can not remove without destroying the nature of the activity.

Our aim is to reduce risks to the lowest tolerable level consistent with the nature and ethos of the activity.

This document is not a ‘Disclaimer’ and by signing this document you will not lose ANY of the rights due to you as a participant.

The aim of this document is to inform participants (or their parents) so they can make a more informed choice about participation.

We operate a PARTICIPATION BY CHOICE policy which means that if you are unsure or not happy to participate in any or all of the activities on the day, then you will be able to forfeit your go and if the event is a team challenge or team building activity, no points will be deducted from your team.

Please read the following declaration as you will be asked to sign to say you have read it on the next page -

I understand that all outdoor activities are ‘Assumed risk’ sports that carry attendant risks.

I am aware of and accept these risks and will be responsible for my own action and involvement.

I will ensure I declare all relevant information to the instructors and will follow their directions and instruction at all times.

I am aware that Activities Away hold a Public Liability Policy that covers me for incident and/or accident where their or their agents negligence can be proven.

I am aware that it is possible to take out separate personal accident insurance that will cover me in the case of ‘non blame’ accident or injury and I will contact Activities Away for information on purchasing a suitable policy at my own expense if required.